Born
in Sunflower, Mississippi in l921, Terry Adail, more commonly
known in the Blues Music World as Doc Terry" started
to play harmonica at the age of 12. Influenced by Sunny
Boy Williamson, "Doc was active in the Blues
Music scene since the late 40s playing at times in his
career with Blues Legends: Muddy Waters, Howling Wolf,
Yank Rachel and Henry Townsend. He has been active in the St.
Louis area and played in every major Blues club. Doc
recorded on his own Doc Terry and the Pirates record
label in the early 70s. Songs include: Things Cant
Stay the Same, Dr. Boogie, "Rock with
Doc and Hoodo Blues. He has been written about
in Englands Blues Unlimited magazine and is
featured in Blues Whos Who (the reference
Bible of Americas most significant Blues Players).

Doc
performed around the metropolitan St. Louis area with his band
Doc Terry and the Pirates, which featured:

Doc
Terry and the Pirates performed on the SS President as
part of the 1987 WMRY Blues Cruise summer concerts, also performed
for the Monday Nite Blues series at Union Station Biergarten
and the Budweiser Blues Barge summer concert series on the Mississippi
Riverfront.

They
performed throughout the St. Louis area at: The Broadway Oyster
Bar, Blue Mondays, Blueberry Hill, Webster Grill, and Players
Pub. Doe Terry and the Pirates were active members
in the East St. Louis Arts Council and play at various functions
for Southern Illinois University and Washington University in
St. Louis and University Missouri at Rolla. The group helped
sponsor and perform in a Blues festival for the city of East
St. Louis in 1988.

"Doc Terry and the Pirates were featured in a documentary
on St. Louis Blues artists which was televised on Channel 9
(PBS) in St. Louis March 1988. The documentary also featured
other Blues artists such as: James Crutchfield, James DeShay
and George McCoy.